ULM loses to ULL, possibly QB Browning for season

With six starters on the sideline with injuries, including quarterback Kolton Browning who left early in the game, ULM suffered its first Sun Belt loss against rival ULL, 40-24, Saturday.

The game was tied 7-7 at the time and ULM took the lead on its first drive led by backup quarterback Cody Wells with a 23-yard field goal from Justin Manton.

The offense only had to drive 27 yards after the defense recovered a fumble by ULL running back Effrem Reed at the Cajuns 33-yard line.

After the ULM field goal, though, things went south for both sides of the ball with the offense held to three-and-out until the final possession of the first half.

"I think obviously our guys have faith in Cody because they've seen him play before, and that's something we talked about," ULM head coach Todd Berry said. "Kolton is a spark and I'm not kidding myself either in terms of some things he brings to the table.

"Obviously the game plan changes somewhat because of Kolton's ability to run, but also obviously whenever you lost one quarterback you aren't fired up about losing another, so the game plan changes somewhat in terms of how much you're going to expose that guy."

Wells guided the offense 67 yards on the final ULM drive of the first half, finding senior Brent Leonard for four long receptions to set up a 19-yard touchdown pass to junior receiver Je'Ron Hamm with 48 seconds remaining in the second quarter to only trail 21-17 going into halftime.

However, the Warhawks did not find the end zone again until the fourth quarter with 4:30 left in the game after being held to three first downs in the second half and two interceptions by Wells to kill drives.

Browning returned to the sidelines briefly during the second half with crutches before disappearing again. Berry said the junior quarterback was going for more tests Saturday night, but the early implications were not good.

See Sunday's edition for a full report on the game.

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ULM loses to ULL, possibly QB Browning for season

With six starters on the sideline with injuries, including quarterback Kolton Browning who left early in the game, ULM suffered its first Sun Belt loss against rival ULL, 40-24, Saturday.The game was